complainant
/kəmˈpleɪnənt
/noun Law, British
A plaintiff in certain lawsuits.Both the complainant and the defendant were in the witness box over two days....
- The jury had every opportunity to assess the credibility of the witnesses, both complainants and appellant.
- The appellant met all three complainants in turn on that beach.
Origin
Late Middle English: from French complaignant, present participle of complaindre 'to lament' (see complain).
- deprival
- deprivation
- deprive
- deprived
- de profundis
- deprogram
- deprogramme
- deproteinise
- deproteinization
- deproteinize
- deprotonate
- deprotonation
- Dept
- depth
- depth charge
- depth finder
- depth gauge
- depthless
- depthlessly
- depth of field
- depth of focus
- depth perception
- depth psychology
- depth sounder
- depublication